The Red Roof Inn in Springfield Township — which a Summit County judge ruled in May is operated in a way that “constitutes a public nuisance” — is going up for auction in July.
The auction of the Red Roof Inn at 2939 S. Arlington Road will take place July 7-9 with a starting bid of $400,000, according to a listing on LoopNet.
What led a Summit County judge to rule against hotel operators?
Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich and the Springfield Township Board of Trustees in April 2024 filed a nuisance complaint against Akron Hotel Suites, the hotel’s operator. In their complaint, the plaintiffs noted that police were called to the hotel more than 1,300 times from 2020 through 2023.
By comparison, the plaintiffs said that in 2021 and 2022, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to seven calls to a Holiday Inn in Green and seven calls to a Residence Inn in Green. Both hotels are less than a mile south of the Red Roof Inn…